IFOR was extremely saddened to learn, this past weekend, of the death on 13th January of Jim Forest, our former General Secretary / International Coordinator between 1977-1988.
In latter years he was also a leading member of the affiliate Orthodox Peace Fellowship.
Jim was in the seat when IFOR moved to Alkmaar, where he lived until his death. He was a relentless peacebuilder who also knew and collaborated with all his other major contemporaries in the cause for peace.
Within the last two years, he published his autobiography, 'Writing Straight with Crooked Lines'. This book is reviewed here.
We have sent our condolences to Nancy, Jim's wife, and will seek to commemorate him fully in due course.
